Why serving as a family matters with Chris and Jan Woodruff
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
4.9 • 849 Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
I am so fired up about this episode with Chris and Jan Woodruff. I believe serving together is one of the very best things you can do as a family. As I look back over 18 years as a mom, I can truthfully say that the times we have served together has deeply impacted each of us. We always see the best version of our family.
Many times, the service opportunities are only available for teens and older. When we discovered Lighthouse, we found a way for our kids to serve as young as 4 years old. In this episode, we talk about the benefit of serving and putting others before yourself. My goal for today’s episode is that it unlocks the power of serving together and motivates many to find unique ways to serve as a family.
My favorite part of the episode is when we talk about the benefits of serving together. We have both seen unique benefits on each of our kids. They have practiced and prioritized serving others and we can now see how it has helped develop their character and passions and gifts.
Challenge today: Go on a date with your spouse or grab some girlfriends and brainstorm: “What are the top values we want to instill in our home? In our family culture? And then how can we be intentional to live out those values?”
Enjoy!
Courtney
Chapters
00:00
Introduction and Family Background
03:02
The Importance of Service and Generosity
05:57
Building a Family Culture of Service
08:52
Transitioning from Volunteers to Staff
11:49
The Impact of Serving on Children
15:12
Finding Individual Strengths in Service
18:00
Creating Community Through Service
20:12
The Joy of Serving Together
22:25
Empathy and Growth Through Service
24:36
Building Community and Communication Skills
26:46
The Impact of Small Acts of Kindness
28:04
Finding Your Family's Serving Style
30:39
Navigating Overwhelm in Family Service
33:45
Encouragement for Busy Families
37:04
Getting Involved with Lighthouse
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Light ‘Em Up - 100 simple ideas and random acts of kindness
In This House, We Will Giggle - Courtney’s book
Under shorts for women - you’re welcome
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:08.0 | Welcome to Pardon the Miss. |
| 0:09.4 | I'm your host, Courtney DeFaio, and on this podcast, we talk about raising kids as Christian parents. |
| 0:14.2 | It's so very important for me to honor God with my family and the two kids that he's given me. |
| 0:18.6 | But honestly, it's not always neat or easy or tidy, |
| 0:22.0 | but it's always worth it. So join us every week to laugh and learn together on this beautiful and |
| 0:26.5 | messy journey of parenting. |
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| 1:00.4 | but I'm not loving my thighs. I can't believe I'm telling you all this, rubbing together. But I was |
| 1:04.7 | talking about them at a mom party with like some sophomore moms. I think I pretty much did flash |
| 1:09.2 | them and said, somehow it came up. Like, |
| 1:11.2 | how do I tell people this? It's so embarrassing. But I was like, these are game changers. You know why? |
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| 1:33.0 | This is just friend to friend, mom-to-mom, go get you some. |
| 1:35.9 | And you're going to enjoy all of your dresses all year long. |
| 1:38.7 | Okay, that's random. |
| 1:40.0 | Next, why this episode? So if you've been around at me at all for long, you know that service |
| 1:46.0 | and generosity is a massive part of our family culture in something that I, early on, Ron and I |
| 1:52.2 | said this is going to be one of our top five values, and how do we intentionally make that a reality? |
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